Women and children crouch in a muddy canal as they take cover from intense Viet Cong fire at Bao Trai, about 20 miles west of Saigon, Vietnam, in this Jan. 1, 1966 file photo. The war ended on April 30, 1975, with the fall of Saigon, now known as Ho Chi Minh City, to communist troops from the north. (Horst Faas/AP Photo) What do you think must have been going through their minds as they faced the possibility of death? Post your thoughts below.